The table is very sturdy and I love the color.  I think it wasn't necessary to have the distressed look on the edges.  It actually looks like damage to the table.  Can't slide my chairs under the table but I expected that from a previous review I read.  The delivery and packing of the table were excellent.  My husband had no trouble putting the table together.  I have found with other round tables that my husband would lean on them and they would tilt.  He tried and this table stays steady.  It is small without the leaf but fits beautifully in my small kitchen nook.